Sanitation facilities usage in Indonesia
Indonesia: Sanitation facilities usage was 6.48 million people in 2024. ▼ Falling
Sanitation facilities usage in Indonesia, 2000–2024
Source: WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene (2025) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in people.
Analysis
Indonesia recorded 6.48 million people for sanitation facilities usage in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 25 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 30.8% on the previous year and down 81.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, sanitation facilities usage in Indonesia peaked at 69.95 million people in 2000 and was at its lowest, 6.48 million people, in 2024.
That places Indonesia 14th out of 232 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 25 years of available data.
Sanitation facilities usage in Indonesia, year by year
| Year | people | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 69.95 million people | — |
| 2001 | 67.69 million people | -3.2% |
| 2002 | 65.37 million people | -3.4% |
| 2003 | 63.00 million people | -3.6% |
| 2004 | 60.56 million people | -3.9% |
| 2005 | 58.10 million people | -4.1% |
| 2006 | 55.64 million people | -4.2% |
| 2007 | 53.14 million people | -4.5% |
| 2008 | 50.61 million people | -4.8% |
| 2009 | 48.03 million people | -5.1% |
| 2010 | 45.43 million people | -5.4% |
| 2011 | 42.86 million people | -5.7% |
| 2012 | 40.26 million people | -6.1% |
| 2013 | 37.61 million people | -6.6% |
| 2014 | 34.92 million people | -7.2% |
| 2015 | 32.18 million people | -7.8% |
| 2016 | 29.40 million people | -8.6% |
| 2017 | 26.60 million people | -9.5% |
| 2018 | 23.77 million people | -10.6% |
| 2019 | 20.92 million people | -12.0% |
| 2020 | 18.04 million people | -13.7% |
| 2021 | 15.14 million people | -16.1% |
| 2022 | 12.25 million people | -19.1% |
| 2023 | 9.37 million people | -23.5% |
| 2024 | 6.48 million people | -30.8% |
Indonesia compared with similar countries
- Indonesia's 6.48 million people is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 3,951 people, 1640.2× the median. (58 countries reporting)
- Indonesia's 6.48 million people is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 98.33 people, 65900.0× the median. (37 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Sanitation facilities usage in Indonesia changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | -30.8% | 9.37 million people | 6.48 million people |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 59.21 million people | 48.03 million people | 69.95 million people | 10 |
| 2010s | 33.39 million people | 20.92 million people | 45.43 million people | 10 |
| 2020s | 12.26 million people | 6.48 million people | 18.04 million people | 5 |
Countries ranked near Indonesia
- 11 South Sudan 7.50 million people compare
- 12 Burkina Faso 7.03 million people compare
- 13 Benin 6.80 million people compare
- 15 Ghana 6.13 million people compare
- 16 Mozambique 5.55 million people compare
- 17 Cote d'Ivoire 5.33 million people compare
More reference data data for Indonesia
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 6.97 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 9.13 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 38.75 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 3.58 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 38.75 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 23.37 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 19.87 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 46.48 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 187.88 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 19.49 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is sanitation facilities usage in Indonesia?
- Sanitation facilities usage in Indonesia was 6.48 million people in 2024, according to WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene (2025) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest sanitation facilities usage recorded in Indonesia?
- The highest recorded value was 69.95 million people in 2000.
- What is the lowest sanitation facilities usage recorded in Indonesia?
- The lowest recorded value was 6.48 million people in 2024.
- How does Indonesia rank for sanitation facilities usage?
- Indonesia ranks 14th out of 232 countries with data for 2024.
- Is sanitation facilities usage rising or falling in Indonesia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 81.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Indonesia data come from?
- The figures come from WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene (2025) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Sanitation facilities usage. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Open defecation includes defecating in fields, forests, bushes, bodies of water or other open spaces, not using any sanitation facilities.